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Warsaw Pact Ground Forces (Elite) [Paperback]

Gordon Rottman (Author), Ronald Volstad (Illustrator)
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Elite January 22, 1987
Osprey's study of the ground forces of the Cold War (1946-1991). While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact. Rivalling the size of the United States Army, the combined ground forces of the six non-Soviet Warsaw Pact countries totalled over 775,000 active troops, with almost two million ground forces reserves. This book examines the history, organization and uniforms of the often overlooked DDR, Czechoslovak, Polish, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Romanian forces at the end of the Cold War.

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An unrivalled illustrated reference source on fighting men and commanders, past and present. Each volume is packed with full colour artwork, making military history uniquely accessible to enthusiasts of all ages.

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Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer.

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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (January 22, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0850457300
  • ISBN-13: 978-0850457308
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good product for it's day, April 17, 2009
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Again, a fine resource done by one of the better writers in the Osprey stable, and one I communicate on line with occasionally. I wish more had been done in terms of the uniforms but this book was often the ONLY guide available when talking about the Non-Soviet members of the Warsaw Pact. Sadly, the Isby opus was never finished for them, and that is something of a shame. I do wonder what such a book, with the old archives now being opened up, would look like today, I suspect different by far.
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While much has been published on the armed forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), little is available on the forces provided by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact (WP). Read the first page
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summer field cap, worn centred, summer field uniform, winter field uniform, motorised rifles, field service uniform, two tank divisions, senior ensign, squad machine gunner, service tunics, branch colour, junior sergeant, rear area security, construction troops, frontier troops, field sergeant, national insignia, camouflage suit, junior lieutenant
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Warsaw Pact, World War, East German, Red Army, Commandant's Service, Army Internal Service, Czechoslovak Army, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Tank Div, Tank Troops, Chemical Troops, Army Headquartered, Danube River Patrol, Free Polish, Hungarian People's Army, Land Force, Motor Transport Troops, People's Navy, Potsdam Agreement, Tank Bde, Danube Flotilla, Home Army, Justice Service, Mountain Bde, Topographical Service
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